Balko School (ruins)
Balko School (ruins) is a historic site in Oklahoma, at a recorded elevation of 882 m. Horseshoe Hill stands 914 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Community Church, a historic site 14 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 106 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 882 m
How to reach it
- 105.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
40 named places within 25 miles
- Beaver River Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Murphy Park: 15.2 mi
- Leatherman Park: 15.4 mi
- Whigham Park: 15.7 mi
- Stark Park: 16.2 mi
- Gray Community Church: 14.3 mi
- Ochiltree County: 14.3 mi
- George Morgan Perry: 15.4 mi
- Colonel William B. Ochiltree: 15.4 mi
- Old Blasingame Home: 15.7 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 17.3 mi
- Lightning Point: 21.7 mi
- Mount Helland: 24.8 mi
- Shorb Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Optima State Wildlife Management Area: 22.0 mi
- Optima National Wildlife Refuge: 23.6 mi
- Museum of the Plains: 14.3 mi
- Jones and Plummer Trail Museum: 19.7 mi
- Big Beaver: 20.1 mi
- Bean Pott Cliff: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balko School (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Hill | WSW 238° | 914 m | 17.3 mi |
| Lightning Point | WSW 243° | 910 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Helland | SW 232° | 894 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:27 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:51 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Turpin 4 SSE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357385678
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